Unità 4 - 4A

cloud

sostantivo

/klaʊd/ or /klaood/

c

k

l

l

o

a

u

ʊ

d

d

nube

a white or gray visible mass of water vapor floating in the air

lightning

sostantivo

/laɪt.nɪng/ or /lait.ning/

l

l

i

aɪ

gh

t

t

n

n

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

lampi

a bright flash, caused by electricity, in the sky or one that hits the ground from within the clouds

storm

sostantivo

/stɔrm/ or /stawrm/

s

s

t

t

o

ɔ

r

r

m

m

tormento

a strong and noisy event in the sky with heavy rain, thunder, lightning, and strong winds

foggy

aggettivo

/fɑ.gi/ or /faa.gi/

f

f

o

ɑ

gg

g

y

i

nebbioso

filled with fog, creating a hazy atmosphere that reduces visibility

rainy

aggettivo

/reɪ.ni/ or /rei.ni/

r

r

ai

eɪ

n

n

y

i

piovoso

having frequent or persistent rainfall

hail

sostantivo

/heɪl/ or /heil/

h

h

ai

eɪ

l

l

gragnuola

small and round balls of ice falling from the sky like rain

windy

aggettivo

/wɪn.di/ or /vin.di/

w

w

i

ɪ

n

n

d

d

y

i

ventoso

having a lot of strong winds

storm cloud

sostantivo

/stˈoːɹm klˈaʊd/

tempesta nube

a dark cloud that forms in the sky and brings rain, thunder, and lightning

sunshine

sostantivo

/sʌn.ʃaɪn/ or /san.shain/

s

s

u

ʌ

n

n

sh

ʃ

i

aɪ

n

n

e

luce del sole

the sun's light and heat

cloudy

aggettivo

/klaʊ.di/ or /klaoo.di/

c

k

l

l

o

a

u

ʊ

d

d

y

i

nuvoloso

having many clouds up in the sky

rain cloud

sostantivo

/ɹˈeɪn klˈaʊd/

nuvola di pioggia

a type of cloud that forms as a result of rising moist air and often produces rain or other forms of precipitation such as hail or snow

frost

sostantivo

/frɔst/ or /frawst/

f

f

r

r

o

ɔ

s

s

t

t

gelata

a weather condition during which the temperature drops below the freezing point and thin layers of ice are formed on the surfaces

frosty

aggettivo

/frɔs.ti/ or /fraws.ti/

f

f

r

r

o

ɔ

s

s

t

t

y

i

gelato

(of the weather) having extremely cold temperatures that cause thin layers of ice to form on surfaces

frostbite

sostantivo

/frɔst.baɪt/ or /frawst.bait/

f

f

r

r

o

ɔ

s

s

t

t

b

b

i

aɪ

t

t

e

congelamento

a serious injury resulting from excessive exposure to severely cold weather or things, causing the freezing of the nose, toes, fingers, etc.

hailstorm

sostantivo

/heɪl.stɔrm/ or /heil.stawrm/

h

h

ai

eɪ

l

l

s

s

t

t

o

ɔ

r

r

m

m

grandinata

a heavy fall of hail during a storm

mist

sostantivo

/mɪst/ or /mist/

m

m

i

ɪ

s

s

t

t

nebbia

a thin, fog-like cloud consisting of tiny water droplets suspended in the air

misty

aggettivo

/mɪs.ti/ or /mis.ti/

m

m

i

ɪ

s

s

t

t

y

i

nebbioso

having a cover of mist that creates a soft, blurred look

rain

sostantivo

/reɪn/ or /rein/

r

r

ai

eɪ

n

n

pioggia

water that falls in small drops from the sky

to shower

Verbo

/ʃaʊər/ or /shaooēr/

sh

ʃ

o

a

w

ʊ

e

ə

r

r

inondare

to rain or snow as if in a shower

showery

aggettivo

/ʃaʊə.ri/ or /shaooē.ri/

sh

ʃ

o

a

w

ʊ

e

ə

r

r

y

i

doccia

having occasional or brief periods of rain

rain shower

sostantivo

/ɹˈeɪn ʃˈaʊɚ/

doccia a pioggia

a short period of rain that is usually not as heavy as a storm

snowflake

sostantivo

/snoʊ.fleɪk/ or /snooo.fleik/

s

s

n

n

o

oʊ

w

f

f

l

l

a

eɪ

k

k

e

fiocco di neve

a unique small piece of snow fallen from the sky

snowy

aggettivo

/snoʊ.i/ or /snooo.i/

s

s

n

n

o

oʊ

w

y

i

nevoso

‌(of a period of time or weather) having or bringing snow

thunderstorm

sostantivo

/θʌn.dər.stɔrm/ or /than.dēr.stawrm/

th

θ

u

ʌ

n

n

d

d

e

ə

r

r

s

s

t

t

o

ɔ

r

r

m

m

temporale

‌a storm with thunder and lightning and often heavy rain

sunny

aggettivo

/sʌ.ni/ or /sa.ni/

s

s

u

ʌ

nn

n

y

i

soleggiato

very bright because there is a lot of light coming from the sun

temperature

sostantivo

/tɛm.pɜ.rə.ʧɜr/ or /tem.pē.rē.chēr/

t

t

e

ɛ

m

m

p

p

e

ɜ

r

r

a

ə

t

ʧ

u

ɜ

r

r

e

temperatura

a measure of how hot or cold something or somewhere is

celsius

aggettivo

/sɛl.siəs/ or /sel.siēs/

c

s

e

ɛ

l

l

s

s

iu

iə

s

s

Celsius

of or relating to the usage of a scale for measuring temperature in which water freezes at 0 degree and boils at 100 degrees

freezing

aggettivo

/fri.zɪng/ or /fri.zing/

f

f

r

r

ee

i

z

z

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

ghiacciato

regarding extremely cold temperatures, typically below the freezing point of water

cold

aggettivo

/koʊld/ or /kooold/

c

k

o

oʊ

l

l

d

d

freddo

having a temperature lower than the human body's average temperature

cool

aggettivo

/kul/ or /kool/

c

k

oo

u

l

l

fresco

having a pleasantly mild, low temperature

mild

aggettivo

/maɪld/ or /maild/

m

m

i

aɪ

l

l

d

d

gentile

(of weather) pleasantly warm and less cold than expected

warm

aggettivo

/wɔrm/ or /vawrm/

w

w

a

ɔ

r

r

m

m

caldo

having a temperature that is high but not hot, especially in a way that is pleasant

hot

aggettivo

/hɑ:t/ or /haat/

h

h

o

ɑ:

t

t

caldo

having a higher than normal temperature

sweltering

aggettivo

/swɛl.tɜ.rɪng/ or /svel.tē.ring/

s

s

w

w

e

ɛ

l

l

t

t

e

ɜ

r

r

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

soffocante

extremely hot and uncomfortable, often causing sweating